1855
Born January 1, 1855
Washington, DC, USA
Billy Taylor Notable
b. January 1, 1855 · Worcester Ruby Legs 1881, Detroit Wolverines 1881, Cleveland Blues 1881, Pittsburg Alleghenys 1882–1883, Philadelphia Athletics 1884–1885, 1887, St. Louis Maroons 1884, Baltimore Orioles 1886
Billy Taylor played for seven clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the Worcester Ruby Legs in 1881 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1887.
Across 275 games he batted .277, with 323 hits and 148 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 62 doubles and 1 stolen base. He went 50 and 36 with a 3.17 earned run average, pitching 799.7 innings in 100 games. He struck out 376, completed 83 of his 84 starts and threw 3 shutouts.
He led the league in saves once, in 1884, with 4.
He was born in Washington, DC, USA on January 1, 1855, and died on May 14, 1900. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | CLV/DTN/WOR | 31 | 135 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .222 |
| 1882 | PIT | 71 | 302 | 40 | 84 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| 1883 | PIT | 83 | 369 | 43 | 96 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| 1884 | PHA/SLM | 73 | 297 | 52 | 96 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| 1885 | PHA | 6 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| 1886 | BAL | 10 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| 1887 | PHA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 275 | 1167 | 148 | 323 | 62 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 1 | .277 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | CLV/WOR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5.73 |
| 1882 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16.20 |
| 1883 | PIT | 4 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 127.0 | 166 | 76 | 34 | 41 | 5.39 |
| 1884 | PHA/SLM | 43 | 16 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 523.0 | 454 | 122 | 84 | 284 | 2.10 |
| 1885 | PHA | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 52.1 | 68 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 3.27 |
| 1886 | BAL | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 72.1 | 87 | 46 | 20 | 37 | 5.72 |
| 1887 | PHA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Career | — | 50 | 36 | 100 | 84 | 4 | 799.2 | 811 | 282 | 165 | 376 | 3.17 |
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